Badminton team hosts first senior night game against CHS

Flying birdies, slim rackets, and a scoreboard were what traditional badminton games revolved around. Add a senior-recognition ceremony

and the entire process changes, for the better. On May 14, the MVHS badminton team hosted their very first senior night game against

On May 14, the Badminton team wins their first home senior night game against CHS.

Cupertino High School, resulting in a 27-3 win for varsity and a 15-0 shut out for JV.

The starting of past badminton games have generally been marked with a team introduction and the pairing off of players from different school teams. However, the procession of senior MVHS players entering the field house served to break this old mold. Having entered the field house by breaking through a large poster made by the other team players senior players received both flowers and recognition by fellow team members for their devotion to badminton.

“It’s good to see that seniors are being recognized for being on the team,” senior varsity player Philip Long said. Throughout the game, Long took dual roles, by both playing as a varsity team member as well as keeping track of the overall score.

One particular game that attracted a fair crowd was the mixed doubles match between varsity sophomores Alex Shung and Angela Gu and two varsity members from CHS. Having lost the first game in the match, the MVHS pair made a comeback in the second game, stalling the score temporarily at 1-1. However, during the final tiebreaking game, tensions mounted and the number of MVHS spectators grew. What resulted were shouts of approval and encouragement from the crowd for every winning shot made by the MVHS pair as well as losing shots from the CHS pair.

Shung and Gu eventually lost the third game, bringing the final score to 1-2. Following the game, Shung left the court, followed by two fellow team members. “It was fun,” Shung said. “There is food.”

Following the match against CHS, the Matadors ate dinner together as a team at the nearby Chili’s Restaurant, an event looked forward to by many of the team members.

“It turned out great,” junior varsity coach Julie Sullivan said. “This was the first time we ever hosted a senior night game against another school.”